Thursday, October 5, 2017

word choice - What do Americans call something when they cannot remember its name temporarily


What do you call a thing that you temporarily cannot remember the name of in American English? Lets suppose the following scenario. What would you use to fill in the blank?



Give me that. . . umm. . . you say its name. . . shoot. . . I cannot remember its name. . . __________.


a) widget
b) gadget

c) thingy
d) thing magic



Is there any other common choice for this concept in AmE? I need to know the most common one.




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